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This document has been prepared by icare HBCF: Insurance and Care NSW (icare) provides services in the administration of the Home Building Compensation Fund for the NSW Self Insurance Corporation.

The material in this document is to provide guidance to icare distributors, builders, and builder advisors as a key reference source for applying for and maintaining eligibility under the Home Building Compensation Fund (HBCF).

Policy of insurance.

This is a compilation of the Building and Construction Industry (Improving Productivity) Act 2016 that shows the text of the law as amended and in force on 1 September 2021 (the compilation date); the notes at the end of this compilation (the endnotes) include information about amending laws and the amendment history of provisions of the compiled law. (FEDERAL legislation.)

This is a compilation of the Disability (Access to Premises — Buildings) Standards 2010 that shows the text of the law as amended and in force on 30 September 2020 (the compilation date). (FEDERAL legislation.)

This is a comilation of the Code for the Tendering and Performance of Building Work 2016 that shows the text of the law as amended and in force on 21 March 2019 (the compilation date). (FEDERAL legislation.)

This instrument is the Building and Construction Industry (Improving Productivity) (Accreditation Scheme) Rules 2019. (FEDERAL legislation.)

Compilation of the Disability Discrimination Act 1992 that shows the text of the law as amended and in force on 12 April 2018 (the compilation date). (FEDERAL legislation.)

Provides a comprehensive guide to community recovery in Australia.

Commissioned in 2017 by the Building Ministers’ Forum (BMF) to assess the effectiveness of compliance and enforcement systems for the building and construction industry across Australia and to examine a range of issues outlined in comprehensive terms of reference for their work. in particular the report focusses in a succinct way on shortcomings in the implementation of the National Construction Code (NCC).